pigsty
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pigsty(
pihg
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stay
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la pocilga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The pigsties were on one side of the yard and the barn was opposite.Las pocilgas estaban al costado del corral y el granero estaba enfrente.
b. el chiquero (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The farmer tipped some food into the trough in the pigsty.El granjero echó comida en el comedero del chiquero.
c. la porqueriza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There are ten pigs in the pigsty.En la porqueriza hay diez cerdos.
2. (colloquial) (dirty and untidy place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la pocilga (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
This room is a pigsty! When are you going to tidy it up?¡Esta habitación es una pocilga! ¿Cuándo la vas a ordenar?
b. el chiquero (M) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The place looked like a pigsty after his friends had stayed the night.La casa estaba hecha un chiquero después de que sus amigos pasaran allí la noche.
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